The Drones - Punk Band - Lookalikes 1977

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  • The Drones were one of the best early UK Punk bands formed in Manchester in October 1976. This is a track entitled 'Lookalikes' taken from the 'Temptations of a White Collar Worker' E.P. released in July 1977 on the band's own O.H.M...S Records - GOODMIX-1

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  • @markwelbyBlood
    @markwelbyBlood 5 років тому +27

    A big influence on my life, made me the person I am today. I'm so glad I was a teenager during this time

    • @ianevans2570
      @ianevans2570 4 роки тому +3

      And me. I was 5'5" then. I've shrunk since...

    • @anthonymaylett5823
      @anthonymaylett5823 3 роки тому +1

      They are a collyhurst band Manchester I knew them and they are very good friend with the stranglers

    • @anthonymaylett5823
      @anthonymaylett5823 3 роки тому +1

      Was there that nigjt

    • @davidgriffiths2924
      @davidgriffiths2924 3 роки тому +1

      ...and me.

    • @Reido-cd7qq
      @Reido-cd7qq 3 роки тому +1

      My godfather is the son of Michael Howells I only met him once before his death but nice to come back here and see him

  • @HORROR4SURF
    @HORROR4SURF 12 років тому +5

    "You just wanna be yourself;
    You dont wanna be like anyone else"
    (MJ Drone)

  • @gwugluud
    @gwugluud 12 років тому +17

    I had this great song on a compilation called "Streets" bak in the 70s, it also had Slaughter and The Dogs, The Doll, and The Lurkers...Wish I still had it. It should be re-released!

    • @robertharrison9912
      @robertharrison9912 4 роки тому +1

      Its one of the best unreleased albums ever its mentioned in Cranked up really high by Stewart Home mega-xxx

    • @ianevans2570
      @ianevans2570 4 роки тому

      Schoolboy error there...

    • @markrobinson3101
      @markrobinson3101 3 роки тому +1

      I emailed Beggars Banquet Records about a re-issue. They said the licensing was too much of a pain. I ripped my clean vinyl and cleaned up a bit. Amazing album

    • @MattAttack54
      @MattAttack54 2 роки тому

      The pork Dukes were also on the streets Comp bbbb Bend and Flush !!!

    • @simonbeesley7638
      @simonbeesley7638 9 місяців тому

      isgodaman?......classic!

  • @brsrkr7695
    @brsrkr7695 2 роки тому +4

    These guys freakin' kick asses... How have I not heard of them before? 🤔

  • @bumshanky
    @bumshanky 9 років тому +13

    in an era of new wave some grabbed the headlines like sid vicious ! some made great music and were great live the drones were amazing and never got the credit they deserved

  • @ChronoTriggerMTY
    @ChronoTriggerMTY 6 років тому +5

    Mi banda de Punk Clásico Favorita!

  • @dzyanist
    @dzyanist 10 років тому +9

    ...Awww, this is beautiful..!!! 1st generation punkrock, the essence...I LOVE IT !!! Really excellent posting.., THANK YOU for sharing it..!!!

  • @johnbrown6012
    @johnbrown6012 9 років тому +5

    A beautiful record from a great year for music!!!!

  • @LarzGustafsson
    @LarzGustafsson 10 років тому +5

    BRILLIANT punk band!

  • @joebyfield3923
    @joebyfield3923 4 роки тому +1

    Long live The Drones!

  • @adriansymcox1641
    @adriansymcox1641 9 років тому +4

    fantastic great band

  • @steved1387
    @steved1387 2 роки тому +2

    So cool to see period footage of The Drones. Thank you so much!

  • @l.salisbury1253
    @l.salisbury1253 9 років тому +5

    And all this simply 'cause Johnny Rotten said "We want MORE bands like us!"

    • @DiscusRussell
      @DiscusRussell 5 років тому

      bullshit

    • @electricleg207
      @electricleg207 5 років тому +1

      He didn't mean musically like The Pistols he meant the honesty . As you probably know he disliked most of these type of groups.

    • @DiscusRussell
      @DiscusRussell 5 років тому +1

      @@electricleg207 musically the Drones ruled and won the fight as Gary has told me lol

    • @DiscusRussell
      @DiscusRussell 5 років тому +1

      im sitting here with a 1998 Get sorted tour Tshirt
      Adolf and the piss artists as suport band ha ha

    • @JohnSmith-su3ze
      @JohnSmith-su3ze 4 роки тому

      @@DiscusRussell hahaahha

  • @bohsgerry
    @bohsgerry 4 роки тому +1

    A brilliant BAND that are back In some form or shape.Never played IRELAND though,maybe when all the corona virus shite is sorted and we've a whole new world.Manchester had great stuff like The Smirks,Nosebleeds,warsaw Pakt,Slaughter and The Dogs,,,

  • @diegobias784
    @diegobias784 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for this jewel

  • @ianmccraight-se7vq
    @ianmccraight-se7vq 9 місяців тому +5

    46 years later and i know every word

  • @davidsomerset
    @davidsomerset 9 років тому +1

    Gus Gangrene is a character in 'New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division & Manchester'. NW tours starts this week in Chester. Then on to Macclesfield, Leeds, Bury, and Manchester!

  • @richardmensgroup5111
    @richardmensgroup5111 Рік тому

    Cracking track on 1 of my first punk vinyl Albums (Streets it was called, John Cooper Clark .slaughter and the dogs. Ect

  • @leegreenwood6316
    @leegreenwood6316 3 місяці тому

    Saw them at Wigan casino when the Sex​Pistols failed to show up on the Spots tour. Great band.

  • @broadly122
    @broadly122 11 років тому

    dancing to the beat of the livin' dead.xx

  • @SpitRecords
    @SpitRecords 12 років тому +1

    Top band top video

  • @laplumaeclectica3853
    @laplumaeclectica3853 Рік тому

    LOVE

  • @user-nf2ro8lc6u
    @user-nf2ro8lc6u Рік тому

    Collyhurst band Manchester I went to same school as Mike lovely man St malachys

  • @ricktellon3755
    @ricktellon3755 7 років тому +3

    Got this on compilation album "Streets" from 77.

    • @jamesmcfall6875
      @jamesmcfall6875 5 років тому

      Great album.nosebleeds.pork dukes

    • @ferocel
      @ferocel 5 років тому +1

      I listened to that album so much that I automatically hear 'Hungry' by the Zeros in my head at the end of this.

  • @popatyourecords
    @popatyourecords 9 років тому +1

    great drive love it

    • @reneeconlan
      @reneeconlan 9 років тому

      +popatyourecords INDEED ! ;-)

  • @user-zt6zu5ds1d
    @user-zt6zu5ds1d 4 роки тому +1

    素晴らしい!

  • @MaxAndTheTatraplan
    @MaxAndTheTatraplan 11 років тому +1

    G R E A T
    PUNK ..MOD ...
    luv it and thx for ultra super rare clip
    cheeeeeeeeeeeeers
    max

  • @edfeltch
    @edfeltch 12 років тому +4

    Must've been the water in Manchester that produced more great bands than any place else.

  • @pressure6625
    @pressure6625 Рік тому +1

    The Drones and The Depressions are great punk bands!

  • @LarzGustafsson
    @LarzGustafsson 12 років тому

    Excellent!

  • @tupakaamaru
    @tupakaamaru 5 років тому

    Jest energia i czad

  • @Punkdomain
    @Punkdomain  12 років тому +2

    Had to use audio from the single, as there are only 3 short video clips taken from a TV documentary. Would kill for that gig, or any other early Drones gig on CD or DVD, so if anybody out there has anything, please get intouch - the only one I have is Skunx '82.

    • @laurasweet6651
      @laurasweet6651 9 місяців тому

      Did you get anything? His' daughter here. Sadly passed last month and was his funeral today. Would LOVE to see more live footage x

    • @davebentley3343
      @davebentley3343 8 місяців тому

      ​@@laurasweet6651 whose daughter? I'm Dave Bentley the band's old manager etc

  • @anonyarena
    @anonyarena 12 років тому

    I've loved this band and this song for years but had never seen footage of them at all. They look as great as I always imagined they would. Thanks for posting this terrific video. Hooray for The Drones! Hooray for all MancPunk!

  • @jdsbeau1
    @jdsbeau1 11 місяців тому

    Classic

  • @tjmacjee1339
    @tjmacjee1339 4 роки тому

    remember seeing them supporting The Clash 1n 1977

  • @ivanafterfive
    @ivanafterfive 12 років тому

    Thanks for posting this! Loved to finally see some video of the band.

  • @patrickbodenham6879
    @patrickbodenham6879 2 роки тому

    Punk ... just trendy, handsome and commercial

  • @101100rich
    @101100rich 12 років тому +1

    i was at that gig at skunx in april 1982 and also have the bootleg of it , my mates from scarborough were 1 of the suport bands called the breed i dont supose you have that recording along with the other band that played called xpozez from huddersfield , i know there used to be recordings of these bands

  • @n974kpv
    @n974kpv 12 років тому

    I lost with MJ a few years agao i used to go to his bar in rhodes greece but i thought that folded years ago..Does he still gig i really would like to get back in touch..I have the original demos of the first album and the demos done for picadilly radio in manchester..And a tape of me playing drums when they played in swindon..

  • @OneTheBlue
    @OneTheBlue Рік тому +1

    Basically my 16 year old life philosophy right here.

  • @patrickmccabe9665
    @patrickmccabe9665 11 років тому

    r.i.p. mike howells - drones frontman

  • @Skandalosaska
    @Skandalosaska 11 років тому

    Awesome video!!! thanx!

  • @anthonymaylett5823
    @anthonymaylett5823 Рік тому

    Electric circus in collyhurst flats Manchester I was there

  • @101100rich
    @101100rich 12 років тому

    i have traded punk bootlegs with lots of people and the only recordings i have seen by the drones are from when they reformed in the mid 90s i have never come across any early recordings , the ones i have seen are from japan in 1997

  • @anthonymaylett5823
    @anthonymaylett5823 2 роки тому

    Best collyhurst band Manchester

  • @lethe51
    @lethe51 10 років тому

    way coool

  • @comandomahounopasaran1334
    @comandomahounopasaran1334 9 років тому

    buenos..

  • @stefanrothe8622
    @stefanrothe8622 4 місяці тому

    Absolut genial! 🤩👍👍 Viel zu unbekannt geblieben!

  • @CrankedUpReallyHigh1
    @CrankedUpReallyHigh1 10 років тому +6

    The "Raw Power" riff, recycled. Nice...

  • @Punkdomain
    @Punkdomain  11 років тому

    The Drones website is now up and running (thedrones dot co dot uk - sorry UA-cam won't allow me to post proper link). There is a 'Message Board' if anyone would like to leave a message in memory of M.J. and a contact at bottom of 'Home' page if anyone wishes to contribute.

  • @iddyscheintot6479
    @iddyscheintot6479 10 років тому +1

    Punk-Rock vom Allerfeinsten.

  • @lazlokovacs2263
    @lazlokovacs2263 Рік тому

    Look a like Raw Power...

  • @WaltzInBlack
    @WaltzInBlack 4 роки тому +1

    Electric Circus

  • @abergaz
    @abergaz 4 роки тому

    !!!!!

  • @Punkdomain
    @Punkdomain  12 років тому

    If you could put me intouch with M J, that would be great, 'cos I have a great live gig that should be out there on CD. Great Band!

    • @davebentley3343
      @davebentley3343 3 роки тому

      Contact the bands manager Dave Bentley dave.bentley54@gmail.c0m

  • @rioter1977
    @rioter1977 10 років тому

    MINT, TOP POST 5 STARS *****

  • @edfeltch
    @edfeltch 12 років тому

    @n974kpv,any chance the tapes will see light?love to hear your drum version.

  • @bohsgerry
    @bohsgerry 10 років тому

    like the nosebleeds shut out a bit by success of buzzcocks and joy division and slaughter and the dogs.great band and still going in one form or the other!!!like the nosebleeds!!!

    • @IdleAl
      @IdleAl 7 років тому

      Recently reformed....with Al from the Nosebleeds on guitar, and Mad Muffet from SATD on drums!!

  • @diegoduque4854
    @diegoduque4854 10 років тому +4

    1 person dont knows what is real punk

  • @Punkdomain
    @Punkdomain  12 років тому

    I can sort you out with a copy of that - cost is a fiver.
    Cheers,
    Paul

  • @Punkdomain
    @Punkdomain  12 років тому

    Hello, thanks for posting. I now have a cleaned up version of the Skunx gig if you are interested? Sorry, I don't have anything at all by the other two bands you mention, but would love to hear them, so if you have anything at all please get back to me - I have plenty of stuff to trade (see my website).

  • @rioter1977
    @rioter1977 10 років тому

    HERE,S THE OTHER 2 **

  • @crazygingerjakeholden2771
    @crazygingerjakeholden2771 5 років тому +2

    this is real music with a very good meaning behind it not the 2010s crap

  • @MrMorebollocks
    @MrMorebollocks 11 років тому

    Has anyone got lyrics for the album songs?

  • @daviddavis3155
    @daviddavis3155 4 роки тому

    I used to have this 45, never make friends with kleptomaniac s

  • @Punkdomain
    @Punkdomain  11 років тому

    Hi Gus,
    Mike passed away on 10th January. If you contact me through the Punk Domain website I will give you a link to the family announcement. Cheers, Paul.

  • @Punkdomain
    @Punkdomain  11 років тому

    This is real bad news - does anyone have any further information?

  • @NBM3
    @NBM3 12 років тому

    WHERE"S THE LIVE AUDIO !?!?!?

    • @anthonymaylett5823
      @anthonymaylett5823 3 роки тому +1

      Collyhurst flats electric circus Manchester thete area

  • @DiscusRussell
    @DiscusRussell 5 років тому

    Ask the lads when a few the lads had to sneak into the a country in the 98 tour lmfao

  • @lescam58
    @lescam58 11 років тому

    Hi
    Gus its Dave Bentley would like to get in touch

    • @carolebox2653
      @carolebox2653 7 років тому +1

      lescam58 hi Dave it's Carole Box.
      How are you? Xx

  • @sonocarolina
    @sonocarolina 11 років тому

    Hi it's Gus, what happened?

    • @chetknight3071
      @chetknight3071 7 років тому

      +Carolina Simmons I know it's been 4 years since this post but if you're still checking notifications, please tell Gus that Chet from Atlanta says "hello". My band toured with the Drones almost 20 years ago. Great band, great guys.

  • @Punkdomain
    @Punkdomain  12 років тому

    I don't know what your game is, but if you have a promlem with me, then email me, and we'll sort it out. I have never ripped anyone off in my life, and do not intend to start now, so please get in touch. There's a 'Contact Us' button on the punkdomain website.

  • @markpub
    @markpub 2 роки тому

    Not a bad riff but the singer sounds like Timmy Mallet

  • @doomkatt13x
    @doomkatt13x 8 років тому +3

    Love punk hate this. x

  • @pisynth3784
    @pisynth3784 8 років тому +4

    Saw them live in 1977, they were pretty rubbish. Slaughter and the Dogs were way better.

  • @2degucitas
    @2degucitas 10 років тому +1

    come on, get the mosh pit going, slam dancing is necessary

    • @HellYeahBigKev
      @HellYeahBigKev 10 років тому +7

      no such thing in the 70's

    • @MikeIXWilliams
      @MikeIXWilliams 9 років тому +6

      "Moshing" is a dumb ass term and as @Kev Hulse said, didn't exist in the 70's...
      If anything it would be pogoing but mostly we all just went nuts in all individual styles... No mandatory dance rules like now. Especially now that you can see whatever "moshing" is; in a Judas Priest video.

    • @iloveNathalie1
      @iloveNathalie1 9 років тому +5

      Mike IX Spot on. You didn't even need to look 'punk' to be a punk, either.